Pin



BEST AVAILABLE com Nov. 2 1926.

C. A. GIBSON Filed Jan. 20. 1926 Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES BEST AVAILABLE COP\ PATENT OFFICE.

CLARK ARTHUR GIBSON, 0F SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOI S, ASSIGNOR TO STA-RITEHAIR PIN COMPANY, INC., 0F SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFDELAWARE.

Application filed January 20, 1926.

This invention relates to hair pins and more particularly to lockinghair pins.

An object of the invention is the provision of an improvement on thehair pin described and claimed in the Creech and Bland Patent, No.1,233,195, granted July 10, 19 17, and adapted for use in connectionwith bobbed hair. The hair pin forming the sub ject matter of thepresent invention is particularly adapted to hold or pin the hairimmediately over the ears.

In constructing the pin I provide prongs which converge toward theirlower ends and are provided with diverging points, and above theconverging portions I provide substantially parallel sides having seriesof undulations, the bases of which are substantially in contact witheach other.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown one embodiment'of theinvention. In this showing,

Figure l is a front elevation,

Figure 2 is a side elevation, and

Figure 3 is a central vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a loop at the top ofthe pin by means of which the two prongs are con nected. The pin may beformed of metal, celluloid or other suitable material. Adjacent the loopthe prongs are provided with parallel portions 2 which extend less thanhalf the total length of the pin. Intermediate the ends, and beneaththese parallel portions the prongs of the pin are each provided with aseries of undulations 3, the bases of which are arranged in transversealinement with each other and substantially contacting as indicated at4:. Beneath the undulated portions of the prongs they converge towardeach other as indicated at 5, and at the bottom of the convergingportions the prongs are substantially in contact with each other as at6. The ends are then extended outwardly or diverging as indicated at 7.

Serial No. 82,546.

As stated, the pin may be formed of any suitable material. By providingthe sub stantially parallel upper portions with the bases 4: of theundulations substantially in contact with each other, and substantiallyequally spaced from each other, the converging lower portions of theprongs form a pin which engages the hair at a plurality of spaced pointswhen in use and is therefore particularly adapted for use in connectionwith bobbed hair and for holding the hair in place immediately over theears.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A hair pin comprising a pair of prongs substantially parallel to eachother at their upper ends, each of said prongs being provided with aseries of undulations intermediate their ends and converging toward eachother beyond said undulations to a point substantially in contact witheach other, the portions of said prongs beyond the point of contactdiverging from each other to their ends.

2. A hair pin comprising a pair of prongs substantially parallel to eachother adjacent their upper ends, the parallel portions of said prongsbeing provided with a series of undulations in alinement with eachother, the bases of said undulated portions being substantially incontact with each other, said prongs beyond said undulations convergingtoward each other to a point substantially in contact with each other,the portions of said prongs beyond the point of contact diverging fromeach other to their ends.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLARK ARTHUR GIBSON.

